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When were Sir William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England published?

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William Blackstone — Sir William Blackstone William Blackstone, oil painting attributed to Sir Joshua Reynolds; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Sir William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England were published in four successive volumes between 1765 and 1769.12